Re: Wiscasset, Waterville, & Farmington Railway (photos)

CCdW Wrote:
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> Great pictures. It is said that you can't think
> out side the box until you have proven yourself
> inside the box. A great avant-garde presentation.
> I have a question beyond the images; in image 15
> there is some pronounced streaking of the jacket.
> Will that rubout or is there actual damage to the
> finish. I am just curious. I liked the new jacket
> but with a little patina it tells a story of use
> and time. A very nice touch.

Hi Chris,

One of the museum "regulars" may offer more insightful comments, but I believe that the streaking you are seeing in the jacket is related to the oil that they use on it. I know that Jason has the guys oil that jacket regularly, and as Matthew alluded, the weather on the first day of our charter was miserable, with a wind-driven, rain. That jacket changes visually, depending on a number of things. Sometimes, it is optically jet black. Under a clear, blue sky, it looks blue. The streaking is probably due to a film of oil and combustion products that are sticking to it....and running in the rain.

/Kevin Madore